St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    Other form(s) of name

    • St. Euphrasia's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    • Elmcrest School (Toronto, Ont.)

    • St. Mary's Industrial School (Toronto, Ont.)

    • St. Mary's Training School for Girls (Toronto, Ont.)

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1900-1973

    History

    Founded in Toronto in 1900, it became a training school in 1939. In 1941, it moved to Downsview in Toronto. The school was renamed the St. Euphrasia's School in 1967. In 1971, it was renamed the Elmcrest Training School and became interdenominational. The school was closed in 1973.

    The school was operated by a religious order, the Sisters of our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepard. However, it received funding from the Ontario government and was given the status of other training schools in the province.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    St. Mary's School was a training school for Catholic girls between the ages of 13 and 16. Training schools are facilities for youth placed under the wardship of the Ontario government. The schools offer a variety of vocational and occupational training to their wards, as well as treatment services and recreational programs.

    Address

    No authorizing agent has been identified for this agency.

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Office of the Superintendent of Neglected and Dependent Children (1893-1930)

    Identifier of related entity

    BA759

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Dates of relationship

    1900-1930

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Training Schools Advisory Board (1931-1986)

    Identifier of related entity

    BA442

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Training Schools Advisory Board controls St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    1930-1937

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch (1934-1946)

    Identifier of related entity

    BA760

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Reformatories and Prisons Branch controls St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    1937-1946

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Reform Institutions (1946-1968)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA75

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Reform Institutions controls St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    1946-1968

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services (1968-1972)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA76

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Dept. of Correctional Services controls St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    1968-1972

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA81

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993) controls St. Mary's School (Toronto, Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    1972-1973

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    CA2387

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    Approved

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        RG 60 Administrative history file, Health/Social portfolio.

        Maintenance notes

        Archivist(s):
        McIlroy